ANSWER KEYS CHUYÊN ĐỀ 21. VIẾT LẠI CÂU – Bài tập tiếng anh 8 nâng cao

ANSWER KEYS CHUYÊN ĐỀ 21

 

1. John suggested that Barry should put a better lock on the door.
2. Despite his both broken legs, he managed to………………. .

3.This is time I have eaten this kind of food.

4. Plans for an extension to the house have been drawn by the architect./ Plans have been drawn for an extension by the architect.
5. You don’t have to finish by Saturday.
6. The journalist wanted to know how many survivors there were./ The number of the survivors there were.
7. The meat was so rotten that it had to be thrown away.
8. …….must be met at the airport.
9. ..don’t have a visa you can’t …………
10. ……..if he could borrow Janet’s typewriter.
11. ….been working as a ……..for 5 years.
12. ………..so much about it as she does.

13…………….used to driving on the left.

14…………of the house is thought to be abroad.

15. If we had enough money we would have gone on holiday.
16. ……..was too rough for the children to …………….
17. I got / had my car serviced by the mechanic last week. / I got the mechanic to service my car last week./ I had the mechanic service my car last week.
18. ………by air always makes me ……..
19. ……..was too expensive for him to buy
20. …….that I (should) put my ……………
21. In spite of having / his/ earning a good salary, he was unhappy in his job.
22. I wish I had gone to your birthday party./ I hadn’t missed your birthday party.

23………….haven’t been cleaned this week

24………usually as expensive as ……….

25.You’d better put your money in the bank

26…………..a dirty restaurant that no one wants to eat there.

27. Would you like me to pick the children up? / mind if I pick up the children?
28. He was annoyed at / about his secretary coming late to work. / because his secretary came to work late.

29……………….pupil is as industrious as Tom.

30. She’s not used to living / life in London.
31. She reminded him to phone the office.
32. I wish I had (got) time to listen to you.
33. John has just been released by the police.
34. They were speaking too softly for me to hear . / so softly that I couldn’t hear them.
35. It took us 5 hours to get to London.
36. It takes me 20 minutes to get to work.
37. This work must be finished by Monday.
38. I wish I had taken my doctor’s advice.
39. The bread isn’t fresh enough to eat.
40. Whose bag is this? / is this bag?

41………………..his temper very easily

42…….how long you use it , it won’t wear out

43. Get the work finished by lunchtime and you can go home

44………….progress have you made with your enquiries?

45. I needn’t have given Ted the massage, because he already knew about it.
46. The sow prevented the trains from running.
47. I wasn’t early enough to see him.
48. I apologize for being rude to you yesterday.
49. If she had hurried, she would have caught the train
50. No one in the club is better at tennis than B.
51. It’s the first time I have seen that man.

52.The furniture was too expensive for me to buy.

53.The bank manager was made to hand over the money.

54. Tom has been able to drive since he was nineteen.
55. She was unhappier than she had ever before.
56. …late to do anything.
57. After leaving/ having left the school, he joined the army.
58. The plumber repaired the leak this morning.
59. How beautiful this flower is!
60. Somebody stole his watch yesterday.
61. She hasn’t had a swim for 5 years.
62. “please wake me at 8 tomorrow morning”, I said to ……….
63. … of the meeting will have to be changed.
64. ……. to have the car repaired.
65. ….. doesn’t take as long as the bus.
66. It is over 6 m. since J had his hair cut.
67. Maria wishes she had been put in a higher class.
68. I’ll finish the work tonight if you like.
69. In case get hungry on the train you’d better take …..
70. ……has left the car keys, we could have picked him up at ……
71. …… if John would come.
72. ………..bit the postman.
73. ……………us from driving.
74. …….of having a broken leg, he manged to get out of the car.
75. ……….such a hard cake that i couldn’t eat it.
76. …….rained we would have gone.
77. ………cooks better than me.
78. ………..to have change for a pound?
79. ………. win the race.
80. ……….since Mary rang.
81. …….I had finished my homework last night.
82. “ How do you like my dress, M?” she asked.
83. …..a train that leaves at 8………
84. It can’t be denied that she has a beautiful voice.
85. ………helping me to put the chair away.
86. ……somebody sends for a doctor, the child will die.
87. ………you paid him immediately.
88. ……….warm enough for the children to swim in.
89. She had someone repair her car.
90. You’ve got to see the …………….
91. Every time we rang there wasn’t any answer.
92. Don’t call him that insulting name.
93. “ Which one do you want, the blue or the green”, John asked.
94. She thought Rome was even worse than Paris.
95. So long as you arrive before 11, I can meet you.
96. …..prisoners will be caught again by tonight.
97. I’ve warned you about your going near the dog.
98. ……………..you didn’t tell him.
99. …………..you ask her yourself.
100.  You don’t have to finish the work today

BÀI TẬP NÂNG CAO

Key to exercise 1:

1. If it hadn’d been for my father’s money, we couldn’t have managed.
2. Hardly had I put the phone down when the boss rang back.
3. The English owe the introduction of potatoes and tobacco to WR
4. The union delegate observed that he would be very surprised if his members agreed.
5. Despite my strong disapproval of your behavior, I will help you this time.
6. I’m sorry not to have heard/attended Pro Baker’s lecture.
7. The concert may have to be cancelled.
8. It came as no surprise to me that Harry had failed his driving test.

Key to exercise 2:

1. John blew up the tyres of his bicycle.
2. We’d better leave them a note in case they arrive later.
3. Before the came here, his previous boss/employer was Mr. Smith.
4. He has an excellent command of German.
5. There is no justification for his criticisms.
6. I am baffled by their reluctance to sign the contract.
7. Chess problems like that (always) defeat me!
8. You mustn’t let anyone (else) know (this).
9. I can’t afford a new dress. I’ll (have) to make do with that old blue one.

Key to exercise 3:

1. Not until he came into the light did I recognize him.
2. There is (absolutely) no truth in that rumour about the politician and the construction contract.
3. One runner was so exhausted (that) he couldn’t/was unable to complete the last lap of the race.
4. I’ve never known a more warm-hearted person than my mother (was).
5. We were never made to do anything we didn’t want to.
6. Had it not been for the death of the PM the bill would have been passed/got through.
7. There’s no point in complaining.

Key to exercise 4:

1. There is no question of supper being ready by 8 o’clock.
2. As far as I can see, there is no advantage in further discussion.
3. Please make allowance for Jane’s poor typing; she’s only been learning for a month.
4. That young man is bound to fail in this test.
5. Trontrary to (its) (harmless) appearance, the dog was in fact quite dangerous.
6. If Smith hadn’t broken his leg, he would have represented England.
7. It’s not possible to get to/to reach this hotel in winter.
8. To (the best of) my knowledge, he is still working in Bristol.

Key to exercise 5:

1. Only after a new pay offer did the workers call off the strike.
2. He received a sentence of six months for his part in the robbery.
3. There is no limit/restriction to how much you eat at the new lunch-bar.
4. She wasn’t so deaf/hard of hearing that she couln’t hear the phone.
5. Jones is the most generous person you will/could ever meet/ (be likely) to meet.
6. I was allowed to go abroad alone for the first time last year.
7. If he hadn’t been so imcompetent they wouldn’t have been captured.
8. I have no intention of giving you any more money.

Key to exercise 6:

1. There is little/no likelihood that there will be applicants for this post.
2. Susan could hardly believe the good news.
3. You must take his experience into account/ You must take account of his experience.
4. Neither (one) of us is bound by this contract until we both sign it.
5. The accident was not his fault.
6. You should /do not assume (that) he will help you.

Key to exercise 7:

1. We haven’t received confirmation of/about our hotel booking (yet)
2. According to the salesman my new car would/will be delivered next Wednesday.
3. There have been very few sightings of the Yeti at this altitude.
4. It is open to question (as to) whether Jones will get the job.
5. No sooner had the announcement been made than everyone started complaining.
6. The older I get the less I want to travel.
7. You won’t be able to buy/get a house in that district for less than/under $100.000.
8. Alan’s illness was caused by/brought about/due to/the result of his working too hard at the office.

Key to exercise 8:

1. Without the help of his neighbor, Mr. Bill would/could not/never have repairted the garage roof.
2. We all make mistakes/ Everyone makes mistakes/Everyone can make mistakes.
3. The last Olympic Games took place in Seoul.
4. His sale topic/subject of conversation was the weather.
5. I had no regrets about/on/over leaving the club in the end.
6. You are an idiot to refuse Richard’s offer of a loan.
7. It’s the company’s intention to replace this model.
8. We’re likely to hear a lot more about environmental pollution in the next few years.

Key to exercise 9:

1. As long as you (can) keep/stay calm, you will/should/ought to pass your driving test.
2. No sooner had he been/was he appointed to the post than the new editor fell ill.
3. There has been such a vociferous protest that the committee has had to reconsider.
4. Contrary to your belief/opinion, fat people are not always jolly.
5. The less time my boss has, the better he works.
6. The patient made a more rapid/a quicker/faster recovery than expected.
7. We are completely (sold) out of thermal socks, Madam.
8. It is not (very) likely (that) they will succeed.

Key to exercise 10:

1. Their problems are all of their own making.
2. The travel agent was able to offer half-price holidays to the Costa Brava.
3. Taking that job will mean (that) you’ll have to get up at 6a.m every morning.
4. They had no alternative but to look for a new flat.
5. I haven’t heard from him for 3 years/I last heard from him 3 years ago.
6. It’s a pity (that) one/we cannot rely on what she says.
7. There is no comparison between an open fire and central heating.
8. I can scarcely remember anything /a thing about my childhood.

Key to exercise 11:

1. The rail workers have no intention of calling off their strike.
2. Mrs Scott prides herself on her cooking/on being a good cook.
3. If it hadn’t been for the goalkeeper we could/would have lost the match.
4. It came as no surprise (to me) (to hear) that Karen had changed her job.
5. There’s no point (in) (you/your) trying to get Tim to lend you his car/to borrow Tim’s car.
6. Not until John (had) received the offer of promotion in writing did he celebrate.
7. Much as I admire her achievements, I don’t really like her.
8. The accidient is thought/believed to have been caused by human error.

Key to exercise 12:

1. Tsiolkovsky is/has been credited with the invention of the space rocket.
2. I daren’t turn on the TV for fear of waking up the baby.
3. Some people will do any/great leangs to lose weight.
4. The 2 theories (appear to) have (got) nothing in common/no common ground.
5. Several members of the committee expressed concern about/at/over the chairman’s proposal.
6. The river Volta burst its banks last year.
7. He takes his wife for granted.
8. There has been a gradual decrease/decline/fall in the number of people out of work.

Key to exercise 13:

1. There has been a dramatic increase in (the) house prices this year.
2. This affair is no concern/business of yours.
3. The final date for you to submit articles for the magazine is June 18^th.
4. Despite his (superior) strength Jimmy was (sson) overpowered by his attacker.
5. Fancy seeing you here.
6. I have no intention of apologizing to either of them.
7. Not until (after) I (had) left home did I realize how much my father meant to me.
8. Had it not been for the attendance/appearance of a famous film star the party would have been a failure.

Key to exercise 14:

1. Gerald was (always) short of money until/before he married that rich businesswoman.
2. William (decided that he) was not cut out to be an actor.
3. The president put/placed his chauffeur-driven car at my disposal.
4. My cat has gone/is off its food.
5. The children did/tried their best to please their father.
6. His behavior took me aback/ I was taken aback by his behavior.
7. For fear of being/getting seasick they decided not to go by boat.
8. The bank robbers made/effected their getaway in a stolen car.

Key to exercise 15:

1. Only when A and C (had) had their second child did they decide to move to a bigger house.
2. You can please yourself/yourselves about whether you accept their offer or not.
3. Martin’s poor health does not stop/prevent him from enjoying life.
4. Each of the company’s retiring employee is represented a gold watch.
5. But for his command of (the) local dialect we would have been jailed/put into jail.
6. The average depth of the Pacific (Ocean) is greater than that of the Atlantic.
7. My father has difficulty/difficulties in following the maps.
8. The last thing you should/must/ought to do is to phone/phoning the police.

Key to exercise 16:

1. There isn’t much call for cars with large engines.
2. Coal production/The coal produced in this region has (been) halved in the last 20 years.
3. There is little likelihood of the PM calling a(n) (early general) election.
4. The story he told us is/was beyond belief.
5. The whole committee was/were in favour of the project.
6. Scientists blame our pollution for the destruction of the forests.
7. One never knows how he is going to/will/may/might react.
8. There are several categories of people who are exempt from (paying) the new tax.

Key to exercise 17:

1. The film star avoided recognition/being recognized by wearing dark glasses.
2. What amazes me is/are the mistakes he makes.
3. It came as no surprise to us (to hear) (that) he was/had been successful.
4. Jean’s mother complimented Jean on her lovely new dress.
5. Only after/when all the guests had gone home/could we relax/were we able to relax.
6. George was nowhere to be found.
7. An increased number of travellers is/are being stopped by customs officials this week.
8. She is a more sympathetic listener than anyone else I know.

Key to exercise 18:

1. The scandal had a bad/negative effect.
2. There was (an) agreement among the teachers to introduce new methods.
3. Jenny wasn’t in the mood to go to the party/for (going to) the party.
4. The councilor gave frank answers to every question.
5. He is reputed to have been (sent) to prison.
6. Most stores will accept a credit card as an alternative to cash.
7. There is (absolutely) no difference in/between our opinions on the subject.
8. Local residents expressed/voiced then disapproval of the new traffic scheme.

Key to exercise 19:

1. This is the first time (that) someone has challenged his authority.
2. The manager threatened not to select Brian (if he didn’t train harder/unless he trained harder).
3. The house had its/the roof blown off by/in/during/because of the hurricane.
4. You are bound/sure/certain to meet lots of people.
5. Rather than disturb the meeting, I left without saying goodbye.
6. In few other books would one see this problem so well explained.
7. I object to people criticizing me unfairly.
8. Robert now wishes (that) he had taken/accepted the job.

Key to exercise 20:

1. A reduction of/in interest rates may improve the economic situation.
2. There was a heavy criticism of the architect’s new design.
3. There was very little response to the charity appeal.
4. Our company has got (the/a) monopoly of/on/over the importation of these chemicals.
5. The team’s defeat was a/the direct consequence of the coach’s tactics.
6. We don’t know his whereabouts/His whereabouts is/are unknown to us.
7. The prompt action of the policeman averted an accident.
8. There is no doubt that this new record will sell a lot of copies.

Key to exercise 21:

1. If I hadn’t lost my passport last week, I wouldn’t have been having so much trouble now.
2. The police caught him (as he was) climbing over the garden wall.
3. Sad though/as it is, unemployment is unlikely to go down this year.
4. The man is believed to have escaped in a stolen car.
5. Having nothing else to do, we decided to go for a walk.
6. She flatly refused to sleep in that haunted house.
7. They didn’t have/need to call for help after all.
8. You won’t find a more dedicated worker than Mrs. Jones.

Key to exercise 22:

1. I don’t want to be disturbed.
2. There’s every likelihood/possibility (that) we’ll be late.
3. The committee expressed a preference for the first proposal.
4. I really must get down to answering all these letters.
5. Don’t blame yourself/You’re not to blame/ You musn’t blame yourself.
6. There’s quite a lot of criticism directed at the police nowadays.
7. Quite bluntly/To put it bluntly/Put bluntly/Putting it bluntly/Bluntly, the man’s an indiot.

Key to exercise 23:

1. Hardly had she begun to speak before/when beople started interrupting her.
2. Getting into work this morning was a bit difficult.
3. Much to our regret, we have to/must inform you that your application hasn’t been successful.
4. There’s hardly anything he doesn’t know about whales.
5. The sooner we (can) solve the problem, the better it will be for all concerned.
6. So great was the demand that they had to reprint the book immediately.
7. They can’t (possibly) have been playing in this weather.
8. He denied stealing/having stolen the car but admitted borrowing/having borrowed it.

Key to exercise 24:

1. I (just) can’t wait to meet them.
2. They spent the whole week lying on the beach sunbathing.
3. I have serious doubts as to whether this will work.
4. He’s always had difficulties in learning English.
5. I hon’t intend to give up now.
6. They’ve always had/been given/been allowed the freedom to do what they want.
7. This (sort of) thing happens/occurs quite frequently.
8. I was sorely tenpted to say exactly what I thought.

Key to exercise 25:

1. If I had (only) been thinking, I wouldn’t have made that terrible mistake.
2. We were planning to visit grandmother, so we left early in the morning.
3. No sooner had the burglars left the building than someone rang the alarm.
4. The more popular TB programmers become, the worse they seem to get.
5. He dismissed the whole idea as (being) ridiculous.
6. Anyone found trespassing on this land will be prosecuted (by the authorities)
7. I’d rather go out for a meal than stay at home.
8. But for the weather, it would have been a super weekend.

Key to exercise 26

1. I was led to believe the film would be very good.
2. She made/offered her apologise and left early.
3. The deadline for registration si 1^st
4. The refugees badly need warm clothes.
5. I found the whole thing baffling.
6. You’re under no obligation to buy one if you don’t like it.
7. As/Song long as you promise not to laugh, I’ll show you our holiday snaps.
8. What do you think the outcome of the present negotiations will be?

Key to exercise 27:

1. The team leader criticized John for not waiting/having waited for them.
2. He might not have got my letter.
3. It last snowed here six years ago.
4. Only when they told me about it later did I realize what I had missed.
5. There were far fewer people there than I had expected.
6. On being asked about the strike, the Minister declined to comment.
7. You didn’t need to go to all that trouble.
8. I wish you wouldn’t say things like that.

Key to exercise 28:

1. I’d rather you waited until they bring/brought out a new model.
2. The cat was nowhere to be found.
3. What finally ended the dispute was the union’s agreement to go to arbitration.
4. He objects to anyone else touching
5. What surprised me was (the fact) that nobody said anything at the time.
6. They had been playing for 30 minutes when the referee first blew his whistle.
7. I admitted I was to blame for burning/having burnt the toast.
8. The upkeep of the museum is becoming extremely expensive.

Key to exercise 29:

1. Never had I written such a good essay/a better essay than this.
2. I took it for granted that she would learn……..
3. I took you for a friend of Anna’s, I’m sorry.
4. Busy as/though she was, she…………
5. I’d rather you did computer science.
6. It was not until last Monday that he got his visa.
7. They persisted in saying that I was to blame.
8. Vietnamese coffee is regarded as one of the best in the world.
9. Provided you asked me well in advance, I’ll………..
10. She denied using/having used bad language.

Key to exercise 30:

1. As a consequence of missing classes so often, he failed his exam.
2. Send me a postcard the minute you arrive.
3. You’re under no obligation to do it if you don’t want to.
4. However hard I tried, I didn’t pass my driving tests.
5. I regretted ever having given up that job.
6. On no account are strangers to be/must strangers be let in.
7. No sooner had he finished school than he joined the army.
8. But for the weather, I would enjoy working here so much.
9. The torrential rain all day yesterday really got me down.
10. I wrote this book with a view to helping students with their writing.

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